US9089067B2 - Modular automation system - Google Patents

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US9089067B2
US9089067B2 US11/667,843 US66784305A US9089067B2 US 9089067 B2 US9089067 B2 US 9089067B2 US 66784305 A US66784305 A US 66784305A US 9089067 B2 US9089067 B2 US 9089067B2
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
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    • H05K7/14—Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack
    • H05K7/1462—Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack for programmable logic controllers [PLC] for automation or industrial process control
    • H05K7/1475—Bus assemblies for establishing communication between PLC modules
    • H05K7/1478—Bus assemblies for establishing communication between PLC modules including a segmented bus
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
    • H05K7/14—Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack
    • H05K7/1462—Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack for programmable logic controllers [PLC] for automation or industrial process control
    • H05K7/1474—Mounting of modules, e.g. on a base or rail or wall
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
    • H05K7/14—Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack
    • H05K7/1462—Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack for programmable logic controllers [PLC] for automation or industrial process control
    • H05K7/1475—Bus assemblies for establishing communication between PLC modules
    • H05K7/1479—Bus assemblies for establishing communication between PLC modules including decentralized modules, e.g. connected to other modules using fieldbus

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  • the invention relates to a modular automation system which can be used in the field of industrial automation engineering and also in the field of circuit and control engineering.
  • EP 0499675 B1 discloses a flexible automation system which, in a first configuration level, features a compact device alone. In a second configuration level, expansion is possible by means of expansion modules. If increased processing power is required in a third configuration level, the whole compact device must be replaced. Only previously added expansion modules can be reused. The expansion modules are connected to each other and to the new central device by means of multiwire ribbon cables.
  • the invention therefore addresses the problem of specifying an automation system which has increased modularity and expandability.
  • the invention therefore proposes an automation system in which a central automation device can be constructed and upgraded using one of a plurality of selectable and variously upgradable baseboards.
  • the automation device can be upgraded using one of a plurality of central units which have differing data processing power and data storage capacities at the same time as having uniform external dimensions.
  • At least one input/output device can be coupled directly to the central unit, though the central unit can also operate without an input/output device.
  • the baseboards can be equipped with at least one communications coupler for a field bus connection to a decentral input/output unit.
  • FIG. 1 shows an overview of a plurality of typical modules and automation device configurations of the automation system
  • FIG. 2 shows a possible system configuration with field bus
  • FIG. 3 shows a central automation device
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 show an input/output device
  • FIG. 6 shows terminal blocks for input/output devices and expansion devices.
  • FIG. 1 shows three exemplary baseboards 2 . 1 , 2 . 2 , 2 . 3 for the construction of a central automation device 1 . 1 , 1 . 2 , 1 . 3 as represented in the left-hand area of the top row.
  • the smallest baseboard 2 . 1 is suitable for a planned final configuration having one of the central units (CPU) 3 . 1 , 3 . 2 , 3 . 3 as illustrated in the middle row and a communication coupler 4 .
  • the medium baseboard 2 . 2 allows the configuration having two communication couplers 4
  • the largest baseboard 2 . 3 allows the configuration having four communication couplers 4 .
  • Each of the base boards 2 . 1 , 2 . 2 , 2 . 3 is provided with multipin DIN plug connectors 13 for this purpose.
  • FIG. 1 shows two I/O terminal blocks 9 . 1 , 9 . 2 which are used as baseboards for the construction of an input/output device 7 . 1 or an input/output expansion device 7 . 2 .
  • I/O terminal blocks 9 . 1 for input/output devices 7 . 1 have a field bus connection interface 10 for connection to one of the central automation devices 1 . 1 - 1 . 3 .
  • I/O terminal blocks 9 . 2 for input/output expansion devices 7 . 2 have a lateral plug-type connection interface 11 for connection to an input/output device 7 . 1 or to one of the central automation devices 1 . 1 - 1 . 3 as explained below with reference to FIG. 2 .
  • An I/O module 12 . 1 or 12 . 2 which can be plugged onto the multipin DIN plug connector 14 on the relevant I/O terminal block 9 . 1 or 9 . 2 is required for the construction of an input/output device 7 . 1 or an input/output expansion device 7 . 2 .
  • Terminal blocks 9 . 1 , 9 . 2 can be provided in different designs, e.g. featuring screw terminals or spring terminals and for different operating voltages. It is also possible to use I/O modules 12 . 1 or 12 . 2 of different designs, e.g. in the form of a digital or analog I/O module.
  • FIG. 2 shows an automation system. which has been configured using a selection of the modules shown in FIG. 1 .
  • an automation device 1 . 2 is utilized whose modules are clipped onto a standard DIN rail 8 .
  • a baseboard 2 . 2 which is equipped with a central unit 3 . 2 and two communication couplers 4 .
  • an I/O terminal block 9 . 2 is also plugged into the baseboard 2 . 2 .
  • the two communication couplers 4 are designed differently with respect to their connection interfaces, specifically having Ethernet connection interfaces 18 or a 9-pin serial connection interface 19 .
  • a decentral input/output unit 6 is connected to the automation device 1 . 2 by means of a field bus plug connector 15 in each case and a field bus connection 5 .
  • the input/output unit 6 contains an I/O terminal block 9 . 1 with a plugged-on I/O interface module 12 . 1 , i.e. an input/output device 7 . 1 , and an I/O terminal block 9 . 2 with a plugged-on I/O expansion module 12 . 2 , i.e. an input/output expansion device 7 . 2 , wherein the terminal blocks 9 . 1 , 9 . 2 are plugged together as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the plugging-on of a module onto a terminal block is illustrated with reference to the FIGS.
  • Input/output devices 7 . 1 or input/output expansion devices 7 . 2 have in each case a terminal area 16 and a display area 17 .
  • the terminal area 16 contains both screw terminals and spring terminals. It is possible for further input/output expansion devices 7 . 2 to be plugged into input/output expansion devices 7 . 2 .
  • Input/output expansion devices 7 . 2 of the automation device 1 . 2 and the input/output unit 6 are uniformly designed, thereby ensuring flexibility of use and a reduction in the diversity of types.
  • the construction of the I/O devices by means of a combination of terminal block and plugged-on I/O module has inter alia the advantage that I/O modules can be replaced without having to detach the wiring at the terminal block for this purpose.
  • FIG. 3 again shows the automation device 1 . 2 which was illustrated in FIG. 2 , wherein however the input/output expansion device 7 . 2 is removed in order to show a data memory card 20 which can be plugged into a memory card holder 21 of the central unit 3 . 2 .
  • the central unit 3 . 2 is equipped with disengagement means 22 , the operation of which allows the central unit 3 . 2 to be removed from the baseboard 2 . 2 .
  • a backlit LCD display 23 is present for various messages, LED indicators 25 are provided for direct status displays and a plurality of keys 24 are provided for settings.
  • the cover of a battery slot is designated by 26 .
  • Such a modular automation device including a central unit and a plurality of communication couplers can be used flexibly in different functions, e.g. as a bus master of a larger automation system, as a decentral processing entity in such a decentral larger automation system, as a standalone automation device in conjunction with the locally attachable input/output devices or as a central automation device of a system which is described here with reference to FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 4 shows the front view of an input/output device 7 . 1 , as illustrated in FIG. 2 , consisting of terminal block 9 . 1 with plugged-on I/O interface module 12 . 1 .
  • Adjacent to this on the left is a side view of the terminal block 9 . 1 and the I/O interface module 12 . 1 which has not yet been plugged on.
  • the I/O interface module 12 . 1 When the I/O interface module 12 . 1 is plugged on in the direction of the arrows, it engages in the terminal block 9 . 1 by means of snap-in elements 28 .
  • An electrical connection is also created in this case by means of plug-type strips 27 on the I/O interface module 12 . 1 and, as shown in FIG. 1 , multipin DIN plug connectors 14 on the I/O interface module 12 . 1 .
  • An expansion bus plug socket is designated as 29 .
  • FIG. 5 shows how the I/O interface module 12 . 1 can be removed by simultaneously pressing on the disengagement means 22 (as in the case of the central unit 3 . 2 , cf. FIG. 3 ) in the direction of the arrows 100 and pulling in the direction of the arrow 200 .
  • FIG. 6 shows terminal blocks 9 . 1 and 9 . 2 of an input/output unit 6 .
  • the terminal blocks 9 . 1 , 9 . 2 can be plugged together by means of displacement along the standard DIN rail 8 in the direction of the arrow, and are locked by means of terminal block snap-in elements 30 .
  • An electrical plug-type connection for an expansion bus is also created via the plug-type connection interface 11 of the terminal block 9 . 2 and the expansion bus plug socket 29 of the terminal block 9 . 1 , wherein said expansion bus represents an expansion of the field bus whose field bus plug connector can be connected to the field bus connection interface 10 .
  • the terminal blocks 9 . 1 , 9 . 2 include electronic entities which are required for the expansion bus. Like the terminal block 9 .
  • the terminal block 9 . 2 for input/output expansion devices includes an expansion bus plug socket 29 —not shown on block 9 . 2 in FIG. 6 —by means of which the expansion bus can be continued to further input/output expansion devices. Openings 31 in the terminal blocks 9 . 1 , 9 . 2 allow them to be screw-mounted onto a wall if a DIN rail is not used.
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